Vyacheslav Dobrynin
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Vyacheslav Grigoryevich Dobrynin (born Petrosian on January 25, 1946, Ryazanskaya oblast, Russia
) is a popular Russia
n composer
and singer also known as Doctor Shlyager for his superhits, People's Artist of Russia
(1996).
Dobrynin was born in 1946 to an Armenian
father and a Russian mother. He studied at the Moscow State University
and received a diploma of "art historian and theorist" in 1970. Then he worked at Tretyakov Gallery
and Pushkin Museum
.
As an amateur musician and singer he participated in different Beatles-style groups. Dobrynin started to compose songs in late-1960's, since 1971 co-operated with Oleg Lundstrem
orchestra, "Vesyolie Rebyata", "Samotsvety" and other bands.
He is an author of more than 1000 songs, based on poems by Leonid Derbenyov
, Robert Rozhdestvensky
, Mikhail Tanich
, Ilya Reznik and others.
In 1980's Dobrynin started to record his own songs, in 1990 he founded "Doctor Shlyager" band.
Dobrynin's songs are mostly dedicated to unhappy love and romantic events of a person's life. Among his most popular hits are:
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) is a popular Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and singer also known as Doctor Shlyager for his superhits, People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of Russia, also sometimes translated as National Artist of Russia, is an honorary title granted to citizens of Russia.It succeeded both the all-Soviet union award People's Artist of the USSR , and more directly the local republic award, People's Artist of the RSFSR , after the...
(1996).
Dobrynin was born in 1946 to an Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
father and a Russian mother. He studied at the Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
and received a diploma of "art historian and theorist" in 1970. Then he worked at Tretyakov Gallery
Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection,...
and Pushkin Museum
Pushkin Museum
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour....
.
As an amateur musician and singer he participated in different Beatles-style groups. Dobrynin started to compose songs in late-1960's, since 1971 co-operated with Oleg Lundstrem
Oleg Lundstrem
Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem was a Soviet and Russian jazz composer and conductor of the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra, one of the earliest officially recognized jazz bands in the Soviet Union Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem (also spelled Lundstroem, Lundström, ; April 2, 1916, Chita—October 14, 2005, near...
orchestra, "Vesyolie Rebyata", "Samotsvety" and other bands.
He is an author of more than 1000 songs, based on poems by Leonid Derbenyov
Leonid Derbenyov
Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov a Russian poet and lyricist widely regarded as one of the stalwarts of the 20th century Soviet and Russian pop music.-Biography:...
, Robert Rozhdestvensky
Robert Rozhdestvensky
Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky was a Soviet poet who in the broke with the Social Realism in 1950s–1960s and, along with such poets as Andrey Voznesensky, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, and Bella Akhmadulina, pioneered a newer, fresher, and freer poetry in the Soviet Union.-Life:Robert Rozhdestvensky...
, Mikhail Tanich
Mikhail Tanich
Mikhail Isaievich Tanich was a popular Russian song lyrics writer of Jewish descent, a laureate of the Interior Ministry Award , a laureate of the jubilee contest The Song of the Year devoted to the 25th anniversary of that television program, a laureate of nearly all the annual festivals The...
, Ilya Reznik and others.
In 1980's Dobrynin started to record his own songs, in 1990 he founded "Doctor Shlyager" band.
Dobrynin's songs are mostly dedicated to unhappy love and romantic events of a person's life. Among his most popular hits are:
- "Belaya cheryomukha"
- "Vsyo, chto v zhizni yest u menya",
- "Kachaetsya vagon",
- "Siniy tuman",
- "Dve svechi",
- "Na teplokhode muzika zvuchit",
- "Ne syp mne sol na ranu".
Awards
- Lenin Komsomol PrizeLenin Komsomol PrizeLenin Komsomol Prize was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years...
, - 15-times winner of Song of the YearSong of the Year (festival)The Song of the Year song contest is a TV song festival in the former USSR, then Russia. First held in 1971. Since the first years of its existence the festival was given importance of the main musical event of the year , which the festival retained until now, as evidenced by television...
Russia, - OvationOvation (award)Ovation is a Russian National Music Award in the field of entertainment and popular music.It is the Russian analogue of foreign music awards - American «Grammy» and the British «Brit awards»...
prize (1991, "best composer" nomination). - Order of Merit for the FatherlandOrder of Merit for the FatherlandThe Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
IV degree (30 January 2006)